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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Indochinese Roller	European Roller
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Coracias affinis	Coracias garrulus
गण	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
कुल	Coraciidae	Coraciidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	31.0 cm (12.2 in)
पंखों का फैलाव	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)
वजन	156.0 g (5.50 oz)	130.0 g (4.59 oz)
आहार	--	Large insects, especially beetles, grasshoppers, and crickets. Also takes small reptiles, frogs, and scorpions. Hunts …
अंडों की संख्या	--	3-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Indochinese Roller —

European Roller 31.0 cm

पंखों का फैलाव

Indochinese Roller 38.1 cm

European Roller 66.0 cm

वजन

Indochinese Roller 156.0 g

European Roller 130.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Indochinese Roller only

🌿 Wetland

European Roller only

🌲 Forest

European Roller

Warm, dry, open country with scattered trees and nest holes. Breeds in tree cavities, earth banks, and nest boxes.

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Song & Call Comparison

Indochinese Roller

European Roller

गीत

A harsh, grating 'rack-rack' or 'quarrk' in flight. Gives a variety of sharp nasal calls at the nest. Not melodic; primary vocalizations are alarm and contact calls.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indochinese Roller

European Roller

Southern and eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Indochinese Roller

Least Concern

European Roller

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indochinese Roller

European Roller

पंख

Turquoise-blue head, breast, and tail. Chestnut-brown back. Vivid ultramarine blue and black wing patches visible in flight.

चोंच

Short, stout, dark hooked bill

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About These Birds

Indochinese Roller

European Roller

The European roller gets its name from the spectacular rolling and tumbling aerial displays performed by males during courtship. It is the only roller species in Europe and one of the continent's most colorful birds. Declining across much of its western range due to agricultural intensification and habitat loss.

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